The Space Between

Infobox Single
Name = The Space Between


Artist = Dave Matthews Band
from Album = Everyday
Released = 2001
Format = CD single
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:02 (Album Version)
Label = RCA
Producer = Glen Ballard
Last single = "I Did It" (2001)
This single = "The Space Between"
(2001)
Next single = "Everyday"
(2001)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Everyday
Type = studio
prev_track = "When the World Ends"
prev_no = Track 2
this_track = "The Space Between"
track_no = Track 3
next_track = "Dreams of Our Fathers"
next_no = Track 4
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
Type = compilation
prev_track = "So Right"
prev_no = Track 7
this_track = "The Space Between"
track_no = Track 8
next_track = "Grey Street"
next_no = Track 9
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = Single


Lower caption = European single Extra album cover 2


Lower caption = UK Single Part 1 Extra album cover 2


Lower caption = UK Single Part 2

"The Space Between" is a song written by the Dave Matthews Band. It was released on their 2001 album, "Everyday". It was the album's first hit single and the band's first top 40 hit, with its peak at #22 in the United States. It is also featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album "The Best of What's Around Vol. 1".

Music video

The music video, directed by Dave Meyers, was filmed on a pond surrounded by CGI factories and power plants near Orlando, Florida. The video starts out with Dave Matthews playing an acoustic guitar on a cloudy day on the dock of the pond. Right before the first chorus, an old man in a boat appears, as well as the rest of the band on the dock. The old man appears throughout the rest of the video.

Following the first chorus, a boy and girl sitting in the back of an old pickup truck (in the water) appear. The two appear to be dating, or in love. Also, a young woman in the water, played by actress Jaime Pressly, appears holding her baby. After the verse "We're strange allies with warring hearts, what a wild eyed beast you be," the song enters the rising action stage. Things become a bit more intense, and the music becomes a faster more upbeat rhythm. Also, dancers in the waters appear.

After the verse "All we can do my love is hope we don't take this ship down," the music pauses. A few seconds later, Matthews resumes singing, and it begins to rain, yet the band plays on. The woman holding her baby brings it even closer to her, and the boy and girl in the pickup embrace. The rain gets harder and harder, and, at one point, the drums that Carter Beauford is playing starts gushing large amounts of water. After the verse "Love is all we need here," Beauford pounds on the drums for a second before stopping.

Following the stopping of the drums, the rain goes away, and again it's just Matthews singing on the dock, this time it's a clear night with a full moon. A woman approaches, and the music slowly fades out, while Matthews walks off with her.

The video deals with issues such as pollution, race and separation.

Track listings

US Promo

# "The Space Between" — 4:02
# "I Did It" (Acoustic) — 3:27

Australia Promo

# "The Space Between" (Remix) — 3:34
# "The Space Between" — 4:02
# "What You Are" — 4:33

EU Promo

# "The Space Between" (Radio Edit Remix) — 3:34

UK Promo 1

# "The Space Between" (Album Edit) — 4:02
# "Fool to Think" — 4:13
# "The Space Between" (Video) — 3:38

U.K. Promo 2

# "The Space Between" (Radio Edit) — 3:34
# "What You Are" — 3:48
# "I Did It" (Video) — 3:38

Charts